Limitation on number of electronic pull-tab and electronic bingo devices increased, electronic pull-tab games and electronic bingo games allowed to be played simultaneously, and maximum bet and prize award for electronic pull-tab games increased.

A bill for an act

relating to gambling; increasing the limitation on the number of electronic pull-tab

and electronic bingo devices; allowing electronic pull-tab games and electronic

bingo games to be played simultaneously; increasing the maximum bet and prize

award for electronic pull-tab games; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections

349.17, subdivision 9; 349.1721, subdivision 4; 349.211, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 349.17, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Linked bingo games
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played exclusively on electronic bingo devices
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In

addition to the requirements of subdivision 8, the following requirements and restrictions

apply when linked bingo games are played exclusively on electronic bingo devices.

(a) The permitted premises must be:

(1) a premises licensed for the on-sale of intoxicating liquor or on-sale 3.2 percent malt

beverages; or

(2) a premises where bingo is conducted as the primary business and has a seating

capacity of at least 100.

(b) The number of electronic bingo devices is limited to:

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(1) no more than six devices in play for permitted premises with 200 seats or less;

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(2)
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(1)
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no more than 12 devices in play for permitted premises
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with 201 seats or more
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and

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(3)
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no more than 50 devices in play for permitted premises where bingo is the primary

business.

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Seating capacity is determined as specified under the local fire code.

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(c) Prior to a bingo occasion, the linked bingo game provider, on behalf of the

participating organizations, must provide to the board a bingo program in a format prescribed

by the board.

(d) Before participating in the play of a linked bingo game, a player must present a valid

picture identification card that includes the player's date of birth. Except for prize receipts

required by section
349.19, subdivision 10
, an organization is not required to register or

retain any information contained on the player's picture identification card.

(e) A licensed organization must require each person cashing out an electronic linked

bingo device with $600 or more in credits to present identification in the form of a driver's

license, Minnesota identification card, or other identification the board deems sufficient to

allow the identification and tracking of the winner. The organization must retain the winner's

identification in the form of a prize receipt for 3-1/2 years. A prize receipt for electronic

linked bingo must include the same information as is required in board rules for a paper

pull-tab game prize receipt.

(f) Except for prize receipts required by paragraph (e), an organization is not required

to register or retain any information contained on the player's picture identification card.

(g) An organization may remove from play a device that a player has not maintained in

an activated mode for a specified period of time determined by the organization. The

organization must provide the notice in its house rules.

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(h) Electronic bingo games may be played simultaneously with electronic pull-tab games

on the same device. Each player is limited to the use of one electronic bingo device and one

electronic pull-tab device at a time if the device's technology does not allow for both types

of games to be played simultaneously on one device.

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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 349.1721, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Electronic pull-tab device requirements and restrictions.

The following

pertain to the use of electronic pull-tab devices as defined under section
349.12
, subdivision

12b.

(a) The use of any electronic pull-tab device may only be at a permitted premises that

is:

(1) a premises licensed for the on-sale of intoxicating liquor or on-sale 3.2 percent malt

beverages; or

(2) a premises where bingo is conducted as the primary business and has a seating

capacity of at least 100; and

(3) where a licensed organization sells paper pull-tabs and consents to the conduct of

electronic pull-tab devices on the premises.

(b) The number of electronic pull-tab devices is limited to:

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(1) no more than six devices in play at any permitted premises with 200 seats or less;

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(2)
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no more than 12 devices in play at any permitted premises
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with 201 seats or more
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;

and

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(3)
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no more than 50 devices in play at any permitted premises where the primary

business is bingo.

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Seating capacity is determined as specified under the local fire code.

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(c) The hours of operation for the devices are limited to 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.

(d) All electronic pull-tab games must be sold and played on the permitted premises and

may not be linked to other permitted premises.

(e) Electronic pull-tab games may not be transferred electronically or otherwise to any

other location by the licensed organization.

(f) Electronic pull-tab games may be commingled if the games are from the same family

of games and manufacturer and contain the same game name, form number, type of game,

ticket count, prize amounts, and prize denominations. Each commingled game must have

a unique serial number.

(g) An organization may remove from play a device that a player has not maintained in

an activated mode for a specified period of time determined by the organization. The

organization must provide the notice in its house rules.

(h) Before participating in the play of an electronic pull-tab game, a player must present

a valid picture identification card that includes the player's date of birth. Except for prize

receipts required by section
349.19, subdivision 10
, an organization is not required to register

or retain any information contained on the player's picture identification card.

(i) A licensed organization must require each person cashing out an electronic pull-tab

device with $600 or more in credits to present identification in the form of a driver's license,

Minnesota identification card, or other identification the board deems sufficient to allow

the identification and tracking of the winner. The organization must retain the winner's

identification in the form of a prize receipt for 3-1/2 years. A prize receipt for electronic

pull-tabs must include the same information as is required in board rules for a paper pull-tab

game prize receipt.

(j) Except for prize receipts required by paragraph (i), an organization is not required to

register or retain any information contained on the player's picture identification card.

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Each player is limited to the use of one device at a time
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The device limitations under

section 349.17, subdivision 9, paragraph (h), apply to electronic pull-tab devices
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Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 349.211, is amended by adding a subdivision to

read:

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Subd. 2e.

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Electronic pull-tab prizes.

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The maximum prize that may be awarded for any

single electronic pull-tab is $599 for $2 and under electronic pull-tabs, $899 for $3 electronic

pull-tabs, $1,199 for $4 electronic pull-tabs, $1,499 for $5 electronic pull-tabs, and $2,999

for $10 electronic pull-tabs, not including any cumulative or carryover prizes. Cumulative

or carryover prizes in an electronic pull-tab game shall not exceed $5,000. An organization

may not sell any electronic pull-tab for more than $10.

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